A special TADA court here on Friday convicted six persons including mastermind Mustafa Dossa and extradited gangster Abu Salem in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, 24 years after the attacks left 257 people dead It, however, let off one accused Abdul Quayyum, for want of evidence against him. This was the second leg of the trial. All the seven ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) local unit has revoked the primary membership of a 53-year-old woman party worker over her alleged involvement in operating a sex racket in the town, which was busted on Wednesday. On Wednesday, police arrested four people, including two women, from a house after they were allegedly found indulged in immoral activities. According to reports, acting ...

In a mammoth exercise, Uttarakhand government will relocate 395 villages in disaster-prone areas to safer locations. In the first phase of the project, which is worth Rs 10,000 crore, 73 villages will be relocated. A total of 3,491 families live in these villages. Of the 73 villages, three are located in Bageshwar district and harbour a total of 31 families, ...

India to defend title against Pakistan on Sunday Imperious India to meet arch-rivals Pakistan again, this time in the Champions Trophy final, after their comprehensive nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh. Powered by a measured century from Rohit Sharma (123*) and a brisk fifty from captain Virat Kohli (96*), India coasted to a nine-wicket win, chasing down 265 in 40.1 overs. The ...

Telecom regulator TRAI today recommended that international roaming SIM card and global calling card providers should pay Rs 5,000 as compensation to consumers who face service failure during an overseas travel. The compensation of Rs 5,000 has been suggested by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) both for pre-paid and post-paid subscribers. Pre-paid customers should additionally get full refund ...

The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on pleas challenging its controversial notification banning the sale and purchase of cattle at animal markets for slaughter. A vacation bench comprising Justices R K Agrawal and S K Kaul issued notice to the Centre and asked it to file response within two weeks on two separate petitions challenging the notification. ...

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has accepted the state government’s request to probe NH-74 land scam. While addressing mediapersons at Vidhan Sabha yesterday Chief Minister TS Rawat said, “An approval has been given by the CBI, now the file will be sent to the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) for initiating the process.” Meanwhile, the state agency will ...

The Congress yesterday staged a boycott in the state Assembly over the farm loan waiver issue. While debating the merits of the admissibility of the issue under Rule 310, Leader of the Opposition Indira Hirdayesh sought a deadline from the government for implementing the poll promise. “The announcement was made by PM Narendra Modi during election campaign in Uttarakhand. While ...

Jupiter – the largest planet in our solar system – is also the oldest, say scientists who found that the gas giant formed within four million years after the formation of the Sun. Knowing the age of Jupiter is key for understanding how the solar system evolved towards its present-day architecture. Although models predict that Jupiter formed relatively early, until ...

Facebook-owned Instagram has introduced a new feature called “Archive” which lets you move previously shared posts into a private space much like photo-sharing app Snapchats “Memories”. Instagram hopes that “Archive” will not only stop people from deleting their photos but also make them more comfortable with sharing certain photos in the first place. “Your profile is a representation of who ...